Introduction:
Covid 19 (SARS‐CoV‐2) pandemic is the most serious medical problem
worldwide nowadays.
One of the primary findings for COVID-19 is pneumonia (1)(2).
Many cases with chest infection may have similar symptoms and signs with
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
Real‐time reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) assay
is the test widely used to diagnose SARS‐CoV‐2 (3).
However, RT‐PCR test results of pharyngeal swab specimens have some
variability and potential instability, therefore it should not be
considered as the only indicator for diagnosis (4)
Although Covid 19 infected patients have some typical radiological CT
findings even in asymptomatic patients (5), atypical findings are
increasingly common. Uptill now the role of CT poorly defined for
diagnosis of Covid-19 patients or in expecting their outcome (6).
Few studies have reported the predictors of prognosis in Covid 19
patients (7)(8).
Lung ultrasound (ULS) has been widely considered over the last years due
to its medical and surgical value (9)(10).
The role of lung ULS in the care of patients with critical respiratory
conditions is nowadays widely documented (11) .
Aim: We aim to find simple bedside investigations that could suspect the
diagnosis and/or predict the prognosis of Covid 19 infection.